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Running with Fire: The True Story of 'Chariots of Fire' Hero Har
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- Running with Fire: The True Story of 'Chariots of Fire' Hero Har
- ISBN
- 9781906779924
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Running with Fire: the Harold Abrahams Story
- Item Height
- 216mm
- Publisher
- JR Books LTD
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories, Sports
- Item Width
- 135mm
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Immortalised in the film 'Chariots of Fire', Harold Abrahams remains one of the all-time-great British Olympians. But his true story, told for the first time in this official biography, is in many ways even more dramatic and moving than the distorted version previously seen on the big screen. Although it is true that Abrahams overcame anti-Semitism to become Britain's first 100 metres Olympic champion in 1924, Mark Ryan's powerful book reveals just how much more Harold suffered - and had to sacrifice - on a personal level before he reached the top. His book reveals what Abrahams really thought of sprint-rival Eric Liddell, and later how disgracefully Harold was treated by his own side in the build-up to Hitler's Berlin Olympics of 1936. Two remarkable love stories provide the back-drop to Abrahams' struggle to reach these two historic Games, first as an athlete and then as a pioneering broadcaster. Both romances highlight the mental fragility usually masked by Harold's physical prowess and apparent confidence. As the story races on, the reader is able to share Abrahams' excitement as he realises that Roger Bannister has what it takes to break the four-minute-mile barrier, and befriends the runner who soon begins his assault on the Everest of athletics. And finally, Ryan shows how Harold not only helped to shape the modern-day rules of the sport as an influential administrator, but also did more than any man to make athletics popular in this country. In the build-up to London 2012, there has never been a better time to celebrate Harold Abrahams' unique story.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
JR Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781906779924
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178328416
Product Key Features
Book Title
Running with Fire: the Harold Abrahams Story
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
135mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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